Trees Challenge Results (December)

December's design challenge theme was (rather appropriately) "trees" - as usual this challenge resulted in a wide variety of interpretations of the theme, in lots of different creative mediums.

In third place came Konyskiw's "Bluebell Woods" painting:


In second place was Gracefell's tree stump pincushion:


And the winner was TheDevilsWallpaper with "Crow Folk"

The other great entries were...

Memake's Christmas tree tags:


KittyPinkStars Candy Tree:


The NuttyKnitter's knitted tree:


Siansburys' Haycorn the sock monkey:


LiveCreations' painting:


... and last but not least, Quintessentially's Secret Garden:

UK Team shout out on the Etsy Labs blog!

Mary of Etsy Labs was kind enough to give our lovely street team a shout-out on their blog at the start of the month - you can read the full post here, or peruse these handy extracts:

"We just got the latest word from the UK Etsy street team updating us with all the exciting news that is going on with their team! They are not only binding together as team by utilizing the Etsy forums and other online sites like Blogger and Flickr to create design challenges, keep up with each other, organize swaps, and communicate...but they have just recently planned their very first meet up scheduled for this coming August!"

"You guys are such a wonderful example of how a team can bind together and make events and challenges happen by communicating not only in person, but over the web!"

Hurrah! :D

UK Etsy Sellers Blogs!

Fancy browsing some of our sellers' blogs on your tea break? Check out the great blogs on the list below, or use the "UK Etsy Sellers Who Blog" webring down on the left there...

• Zakka's blog
  
• Yumptatious' Blog
• The Yarn Snob's blog
  
• WildCat Designs' Blog
• Viking Knits' blog
  
• VeronicaButtons' Blog
  
• Urbanknit's Myspace Page
• Unbridled Press' Blog
• Trinket Tree's blog
  
• Swoon's Blog
• Sugarsnaps' Blog
  
• Stitchworks' Blog
• Spooner Gregory's blog
• Spiralsun65's blog
  
• The Small Things' Blog
• Siansburys' blog
  
• ShellBean's blog
• Secret Me's blog
  
• SarasTextureCrafts' blog
• Sarah Louise Designs' blog
  
• Sally1's Blog
  
• Sallyent's Blog, Tinkering Times
• Sakura Jewellery' Blog
  
• Rosytoes'Blog
  
• Rosehip71's blog
  
• Re:form's Blog
• Quintessentially's blog
• Purlcity's blog
  
• Precious Quilts' Blog
  
• Pink Angel's Blog
• Numpty's blog
• Nijani's blog
  
• MyHappyAccidents' Blog
• Munano's Blog
• Mr PS's blog
  
• MemoryisArt's Blog
• MemoryisDesign's Blog
• Marmalady's Blog
• MarchpanePig's Blog
  
• Made by Milla's Blog
• MadameBogg's Blog
  
• Lynsey Hunter's Blog
• Lupin's Blog & crafting journal
  
• Lottie Frank's Blog
  
• Lost in the Forest's Blog
  
• Liz Plummer's blog
  
• Livecreations' blog
  
• Lazygiraffe Jewellery's blog
  
• Kool Kooky Kreatures' Blog
• KookyBoutique's Art Blog
  
• Kinkymelcat's Blog
  
• Kezzaroo's Blog, ramblings & featured sellers
  
• Karen Hick's Blog
  
• Kala's blog
  
• Kalicat's Blog
  
• Jotavecita's blog
  
• Janegh's blog
  
• IllustratorJen's blog
  
• Hoolala's Blog
• Heloise's Blog
• Handmade with Amour's blog
  
• Guerilla Embroidery's Blog
  
• Gilfling's Blog
• GeminiKnits' Blog
• Funky Shapes' blog
  
• Feltmeup Design's Blog
  
• Eyeshootphoto's Blog
  
• EmmaJane's Blog
  
• Eclectic B's Blog
• Don'tPanic's Blog
• TheDominoEffect's Blog
• Displaced Moose's blog
  
• TheDevil'sWallpaper's Blog
• Debsmuddle's Blog
  
• Cute Designs's Blog
  
• Cupcakes for Clara's Blog
  
• Cupcakedesigns' Blog
• Creative Crafter UK's blog
  
• Contemporary Stitches' blog
  
• Cloudhoppings' Blog
  
• Clang Clang's blog
  
• Charlotte Narunsky's Blog
• Charlie Motel's blog
  
• Cattoo's blog
  
• Miss Bunny's Shoes Blog
  
• Buzybea's blog
  
• Borntooearlyknit's blog
  
• Blue Shed Crafts' blog
  
• Blue Marmalade's Blog
• Big Blue Bed's blog
  
• BerkyBeads' Blog
  
• Bebopgirl1969's Xanga Page
• BeadArtAndBubbles' blog
  
• AtoZ's blog
• A Thousand N One Dreams' blog
  
• Artmixter's Blog
  
• Amanda Williams Designs' Knitting Blog
• Alicub's Blog

If you are a UK Etsy seller and would like your blog added to this list (or removed from it) please contact Sakura Jewellery. If you'd like to join the blog ring - run by the lovely Jen of Numpty - please visit: uketsybloggers.blogspot.com